Cigar-lighting apparatus.



N 875,743. PATENTED JAN. 7, 1908.

. HALLENBROOK.

GHTING APPARATUS.

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ALBANUS SODERLUND OF ARLINGTON, AND BARTHOLOMEW HALLEN'BROOK, OF BOSTON,

MASSACHUSETTS, ASSlG-NORS OF ONE-THIRD TO OHUS ETTS.

AXEL SMITH, OF ARLINGTON, MASSA- CIGAR-LIGHTING APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. '7, 1908.

Application filed April 15,1907. Serial No. 368.154.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, ALBANUS Somm- LUND, of Arlington, Massachusetts,and Bare, THOLOMEW HALLENBROOK, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk andState of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Cigar-LightingApparatus, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to an aromatic cigar lighting apparatus. Itsobject is to provide means for lighting a cigar, cigarette or pipe oftobacco without the contact of flame or smoke therefrom.

WVe' have discovered that in the ordinary method of lighting a cigar byplacing it in the flame and drawing the flame into the cigar, smoke andother incomplete products of the combustion of the flame are inevitablydrawn into the tobacco, and that they exercise a deleterious effect uponthe flavor of the tobacco, vitiating to a greater or less extent thedelicacy of. aroma which belongs-to certain grades of tobacco. Thisapparatus is designed to enable a cigar, or tobacco in other form, to belighted without thus impairing the aroma.

One embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure 1 represents the front elevation; Fig. 2 is avertical section, made on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a planview in section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings 10 represents a lobe which may be ofglass,metal or any 0 o n other desired material, surrounding a gas burner 11,having a flame 12, which, under is turned down low as represented inFig. 2, but which may be turned up to a larger flame as indicated by thedotted lines 13, in Fig. 2.

Above the globe is a hood 14., having a small passage 15 at the top,through which the products of combustion of the small flame 12 mayordinarily'escape. The lower portion of the hood contains a screen 15,which prevents the flame from passing into the hood, and which preventsanything within the hood from reaching the flame. It is preferred tohave the parts so arranged that the flame will' ordinarily be about aninch below this screen when turned up to its highest blaze. The hoodalso has a side opening 16, which is normally closed by a door 17,hanging from a hinge 18. This door may be ordinary conditions,

l l. l l l opened by pressing inward upon it with. the end of a cigar orcigarette, end of the cigar may be entered a short distance within thehood. Another opening 19 is provided, in which there is a door 20 set atan angle and normally maintained closed by its own weight. From this ashort rod with a knob 21 projects.

The gas burner 11 may have any suitable means for varying the size ofthe flame. As here represented there is a valve 22 controlled by a lever23 on the end of which is a knob 24, conveniently located to bedepressed by the users linger; and a spring 25 is provided which keepsthe knob normally raised. This corresponds to the turned down flame 12.

In o ')eration the flame 12 is normally burning, and the gases therefromescape easily through the top Opening 15. When a smoker desires to lighta cigar, he presses the end of it against door 17, thus pushing it alittle way into the hood; and at the same time he depresses the knob24:, thus turning up the flame to the dotted form 13. This generatesimmediately a very large amount of heat more than the small passage 15can carry away, but the flame is inaccessible to the cigar. The cigarquickly lights without having been in contact with the flame thus itpreserves its full natural aroma without impairment. The smoker thenwalks away; and the door 17 automatically closes, and the knob 24automatically rises, turning the flame down again. The manner oflighting a cigarette is the same as that of lighting a cigar. To light apipe, the passage 19 is used, which as observed in Fig. 1, is curveddownward. The smoker places the bowl of the pipe against the mouth ofthis passage. In so doing the tobacco within the bowl encounters theknob 21, and pushes it upward, thus opening the door 20, when the pipeis lighted by depressing lever 23 as before.

The invention is not limited to the precise form in which it is shown inthe drawing, but may be varied in some respects without de parting fromthe scope of the invention.

o claim:

1. Tobacco igniting apparatus, comprising a hood adapted to cover aflame and having a small outward draft passage in its upper part,permanently open; there being an additional outward draft passage in theupper part of the hood; in combination with means in which case thenormally closing said additional passage, adapted to be opened by inwardpressure of tobacco thereon.

2. Tobacco igniting apparatus, comprising, in combination, a hoodadapted to cover a flame and having an outward draft passage normallyclosed means automatically closing-said passage, yielding to inwardpressure; and a screen in the hood between said passage and the flamepreventing access to the flame.

3. Tobacco igniting apparatus, comprising, in combination, a hoodadapted to cover a flame, having a draft passage from its upper part,and an automatically closing door in the passage, yielding to open thepassage by inward pressure.

4. Tobacco igniting apparatus, comprising, in combination, a hoodadapted to cover a flame, having an opening arranged with a tube passingdownward, an automatically closing door therein, and a knob projectingdownward from the door in the entranceway.

5. Tobacco igniting apparatus, comprising a hood adapted to cover aflame, in combination with a burner and an automatic valve normallyturned down; there being a small outward draft passage in the upperportion of the hood, permanently open, adapted to maintain only a smallflame; and an additional outward draft opening in the hood, adapted tomaintain a larger flame; and means automatically closing the secondpassage.

6. Tobacco igniting apparatus, comprising a conical hood adapted tocover a flame, and

having a small draft opening at the top and openings at the sides,having hinged doors normally closed by gravity, there being a draft tuberunning downward in which one of said doors is located, incombination'with a burner and means to control the flame.

In testimony whereof we hereto affiX our signatures, in presence of twowitnesses.

ALBANUS SUDERLUND. BARTHOLOMEW HALLENBROOK. WVitnesses:

CHARLES NILssoN, REINHOLD PETERSON.

